Umbrella



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.,l. REED ET AL UMBRELLA Filed Aug. 24, 1922 @QFl wwf.

Patented ug. 14, 1923.

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JAMES REID, OF'NEW YORK. N. Y., AND HARRY HOPKINSON, OF SOUTH ORiTG-E, NEW.

JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO RAINCHECKIUMBRELLAS, INC., A CORPORATION' 0F NEW JERSEY.

UMBRELLA.

Application tiled August 24, 1922. Serial No. 583,976.

To all wlw/m it may concer/rt Be it known that we, JAMES REID, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, countysand State' of New York, and HARRY HoririivsoN, a citizen of the United States,

and a resident of South Orange, county of f Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to so-called emergency umbrellas, such as are constructed from waterproof paper or other similar inexpensive material, and sold at a relatively low cost.

1n the manufacture of such umbrellas, it has been `the practice in some instances to provide approximately a cone shaped body portion, to the inner surface of which is connected a similarly shaped inverted member adapted to function as a means for facilitating the opening and closing ofthe umbrella. This construction has been found objectionable, because of certain problems arising therefrom in the manufacture of umbrellas embodying the aforesaid construction, all of which add to the original cost of production.

rlhe cost of manufacture of such a device as that to which our inventionrelates isa highly important factor to be considered, and an important object of our invention is to provide an umbrella which is so constructed as to avoid the diiiiculties heretofore presented in its manufacture and thereby reduce the cost of production and at the same time so improve the device in general as to obtain additional reinforcement and rigidity of the structure in its entirety.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description-when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is -a planview of the device as seen when viewed in the direction of the arrow, shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a central sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown what we at present consider the preferred form of our invention, the numeral 5 indicates a handle or stick, with which is associated a covering 6,

preferably constructed `from waterproof paper, or other similar material. 1n forming the cover 6, it is necessary to provide a suitable reinforcing, in order that the same may be maintained in a more or less rigid condition when the umbrella is opened, and to accomplish this reinforcing, the material from which the cover is formed is so creased, as

shown at 7, as to provide a plurality of plaits 8, which present a hill and dale appearance when the umbrella is raised. By crimping or folding the material from which the cover is formed, we not only accomplish the necessary reinforcing to lend rigidity and stabil ity to the cover, but we also make it possible to easily collapse the umbrella, since the creases indicated by the numeral 7, once having been provided in forming the plaits 8,-

permit the cover to easily collapse, as will be readily appf'eciated.

In order to further reinforce the cover '6, particularly at its periphery, we utilize the marginal area thereof by turning the same down to provide a plurality of depending gussets 9. rFhese gussets, when the umbrella is being collapsed, so fold up along their respective creases 10 that they lie substantially parallel with the cover Gon the inner side thereof intermediate the several folds or plaits 8.

The cover above referred to comprises a pair of sutsbantially cone shaped cover elements 11 and 12, the latter of which is depressed at its central area, as shown most vclearly in Figure 2, to provide a stretcher unit 13, whereas the other of said elements is suitably connected to the stick 5 and adliesively attached to the element 12 at its jointure with the riser unit. The stretcher unit, at its center, is suitably connected to ay slide or ferrule 14.-, which is adapted to be retained in its position shown in Figure 2 by a spring latch 15, and to ride upon the stick or `handle `5 when the umbrellais being opened and closed. By reason of the fact that the stretcher unit 13 is formed with a plurality of creases 16 and plaits 17, which correspond respectively in number to the creases 7 and plaits 8, formed in the cover 6, it is apparent that the unit is adapted to be easily collapsed when the umbrella is lowered and extended to the position shown in Figure 2 when the umbrella is raised.

ln order that the opening and closing of ico the umbrella may not be impeded, b reason of the fact that the stretcher unit 13 is formed integral with the cover 6, we have provided at the jointure between the cover and stretcher unit a plurality of openings 18, and corresponding slits 19, which are arranged in alignment with alternate creases of the cover, as clearly shown in Figure 1. By the provision of these openings'and slits, the several plaits of the stretcher unit are permitted to accommodate themselves interadapted to serve as a part of the cover.

8. An umbrella comprising two cone shaped elements, a portion of both of which function collectively as a cover, one of said elements having its central portion depressed to provide a stretcher unit.

4. An umbrella comprising a two-piece cover, and a stretcher unit, said stretcher unit being formed integral with one portion of said cover.

.5. An umbrella comprising relatively large and relatively small cone shaped elements, the central portion of the larger element being depressed to form a stretcher unit, the smaller element together with the outer portion of the larger element forming a cover.

6. An umbrella having a cover formed from two cone shaped elements, one element forming a portion of the cover and a stretcher unit, the other element forming the remainder of the cover.

7. An umbrella comprising a cover, and a stretcher unit, said unit being integral with said cover.

8. An umbrella comprising a cover so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits, and a stretcher unit so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits, said stretcher unit being integral with said cover.

9. An umbrella comprising a cover, said cover being so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits to facilitate colla sing thereof, and a stretcher unit so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits corresponding to the plaits of said cover, said vstretcher unit being integral with said cover.

10. An umbrella comprising cover elements adhesively connected together, said elements being so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits to facilitate collapsing thereof, a stretcher unit so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits corresponding to the plaits of said cover, said stretcher unit being integraly with one of said cover elements.

11. An umbrella comprising a cover, and a stretcher unit formed integral with said cover, said cover and stretcher unit being provided with slits at their jointure with each other to facilitate collapsing thereof.

12. An umbrella comprising' a cover so creased `as to provide a plurality lof plaits, and a stretcher unit formed integral with said cover and so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits corresponding to the" plaits of said cover, said cover and stret/cher unit being provided with slits at their jointure with each other to facilitate collapsing thereof.

13. An umbrella comprising a cover so creased as to provide a plurality of plaits and having its peripheral margin so folded as to provide. a plurality v of reinforcing gussets, and a stretcher unit formed integral with said cover, said unit being so creased as to provide a vplurality of plaits correspending to those of said cover.

In testimony whereof, we have aiiixed our signatures to this specification.

JAMES REID, HARRY HOPKINSON. 

